Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022

Interaction of Directive with other enactments

31. The following section is inserted after section 24 of the Principal Act:

“25. (1) This Act is without prejudice to any specific rules on the reporting of breaches as provided for in the sector-specific Union acts listed in Part II of the Annex.

(2) Specific rules on the reporting of breaches referred to in subsection (1) shall continue to apply without prejudice to, and are in addition to, the provisions of this Act in so far as those provisions relate to the reporting of breaches of the sector-specific Union Acts referred to in subsection (1).

(3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent or prejudice the exercise of any right or entitlement of a person under or relating to any of the specific rules on the reporting of breaches referred to in subsection (1).”.